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GMAT Sentence Correction Practice Test 2
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The following questions present a sentence. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing a part of the sentence. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. These questions test correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be... Show more
GMAT Sentence Correction Practice Test 2
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1. Kristen went to the bank for speaking among Siovhan.
2. Once a new astrological body is located, astronomers choose from a database of names to give it.
3. Being that we were the first to leave the Council meeting, we missed the argument that broke out over the proposition on the ballot.
4. To say that Emerson founded transcendentalism is to say that the movement came to life in the woods of Concord.
5. The number of zebras was more than the horses.
6. Adam felt that the water pressure in the 747’s cabin was stronger than the other plane.
7. To say that Emerson founded transcendentalism is to say that the movement came to life in the woods of Concord.
8. The corporation sells both stocks and bonds, but they do not offer any financial security.
9. Either the girls or the boys are the winners; we’ll have to check the results to be sure.
10. Skipping past the house that was supposedly haunted, the old woman who lived inside stared at the little girl as she went by.
11. I bought Julie, Cindy, Irina, and Melissa the quarterly reports they asked for, but she thinks the font is too small to be easily read.
12. The newly inaugurated president turned her attention to her three campaign goals: reducing poverty, improving the nation’s schools, and an end to war overseas.
13. Who do you think is the best writer, Michael or Peter?
14. In danger for being arrested, Susan B. Anthony insisted on leading the protest for Women’s Voting Rights anyway.
15. Adam felt that the water pressure in the 747’s cabin was stronger than the other plane.
16. A king with a reputation for social justice, Edward the II’s reign was a long and happy one for most of its span.
17. Once a new astrological body is located, astronomers choose from a database of names to give it.
18. Kristen went to the bank for speaking among Siovhan.
19. In danger for being arrested, Susan B. Anthony insisted on leading the protest for Women’s Voting Rights anyway.
20. I bought Julie, Cindy, Irina, and Melissa the quarterly reports they asked for, but she thinks the font is too small to be easily read.